spin_kick_snap: Jo Eun Hyung as Weetiny Kathy Li (zzzWeetiny: Default)
spin_kick_snap ([personal profile] spin_kick_snap) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2015-03-12 06:28 pm

Fast Eddies, Thursday Evening

There were bright lights and loud music blaring as soon as the doors opened--signs of a great arcade. Or, well, so the movies said; Fast Eddie's was the first and only arcade Kathy had ever been to. Kathy couldn't help bouncing on her toes a little as she entered. Pool tables and the DDR machines and banks of video games beckoned with bright colors and flashing lights. She spotted Space Invaders right away in a place of honor amongst many newer games, practically an antique these days but still functional and playable.

Crossing over to the change machine, Kathy changed a $20 bill into $20 in quarters and debated what to play first.

[Kathy's here with Travis, but it's an open arcade]

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-12 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Travis came in a few minutes later, hands tucked into his pockets. He glanced around the arcade, looking for Kathy and spotted her changing out money.

He wandered over and said, "Already losing money, huh?"

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-12 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Depends on how good you are," Travis said, pulling his own wallet out of his pocket. "If you go through that much in an hour, then we might have to figure something else out."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sure they've been paid in worse than that," Travis told her, nodding. "Wouldn't be surprised if they got random foreign currency every once in awhile."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Other places take space currency?" he wondered curiously. "I really don't get out enough."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-12 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wow." Travis blinked and stepped forward, feeding some cash into the change machine. "I really don't get out enough."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Use my computer, text my friends," he said, grabbing his quarters and dumping them into his pockets. "Order pizza."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Needed some space," he explained, shrugging. "Things got a little suffocating there. People change and I didn't really handle it well."

A vague way to explain things, sure.

"I've got a few friends back home. Not a lot but a few."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Not really their fault," he said, patting the Space Invaders machine. "Or mine. Change happens. Isn't what all the wise philosophers say?"

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Right as rain," he said. It was a lie but he figured once he got that ring from the shop in town, things would be better. Much better. "Ready to beat you in Space Invaders and that other game you talked about."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
"High score back home," he reminded her. "You're talking to a professional."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll look forward to when you're eating crow and apologizing for being so mean to me," Travis retorted. "I'll make you buy me a cheap snack bar drink as penance."

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"I didn't even understand half of what you just said," he just said, shaking his head and stepping up to the machine. "Triple A Paranoia Dreams?"

[identity profile] theheadkid.livejournal.com 2015-03-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"So, you're admitting weakness to the guy you're about to play against?" he asked, reaching to push a few quarters into the machine. "Brave."
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